Results: Do We Really Own Our Digital Purchases?
1.
1.
PlayStation plans to stop producing physical discs for new games in January 2028, drawing criticism from players who value collecting, lending, trading and reselling their games. Do you feel that you truly own digital content after purchasing it?
Yes
14%
•
339 votes
No
29%
•
700 votes
Undecided
12%
•
283 votes
I don't buy digtial media
45%
•
1078 votes
2.
2.
Some PlayStation users fear losing purchased games or movies because of licensing changes or account bans. What concerns you most about a digital-only future?
Losing access to purchases
21%
•
499 votes
Companies controlling prices
8%
•
186 votes
Being unable to resell or lend items
8%
•
181 votes
Digital services shutting down
12%
•
279 votes
Internet or storage requirements
7%
•
177 votes
Nothing concerns me
40%
•
967 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
•
111 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.42% | 34 | |
| N/A | 0.67% | 16 |
| na | 0.42% | 10 |
| All of the above | 0.38% | 9 |
| All | 0.17% | 4 |
| not applicable | 0.13% | 3 |
| all of this | 0.08% | 2 |
| The damage from different hardware of dictator separations of purchase sent at time | 0.08% | 2 |
| All the above | 0.08% | 2 |
| MOST of the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| Companies closing down, discontinuing devices | 0.04% | 1 |
| I dont buy digital media. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't play PlayStation | 0.04% | 1 |
| Unsure | 0.04% | 1 |
| Undecided | 0.04% | 1 |
| The loss of the power grid altogether. | 0.04% | 1 |
| . | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't participate in gaming. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Several of the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| all of it | 0.04% | 1 |
| Fairness | 0.04% | 1 |
| do NOT USE | 0.04% | 1 |
| I use my Atari 2600 consoles which use game cartridges and I have 3 consoles and 900+ game cartridges and they still work! In case you did not know, Atari 2600 was the very first video game system ever created! | 0.04% | 1 |
| I am not a gamer | 0.04% | 1 |
| All of the a above | 0.04% | 1 |
| NONE OF THE ABOVE | 0.04% | 1 |
| Own nothing and be happy | 0.04% | 1 |
| DON'T USE | 0.04% | 1 |
| I Don't Purchase Anything Digital | 0.04% | 1 |
| I do not know how to optimize. | 0.04% | 1 |
| all of it concerns me | 0.04% | 1 |
| Multiple of the above tie. | 0.04% | 1 |
| the logistic | 0.04% | 1 |
| Too much to say here. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not owning the game | 0.04% | 1 |
| N/A for me | 0.04% | 1 |
| All of the above plus you can never be sure that a glitch or something won't destroy or prevent you from using your games | 0.04% | 1 |
| i prefer hard copies | 0.04% | 1 |
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